Crosby donned the "C" at the start of the 2007-08 season. At the time he was the youngest captain in NHL history. That record has since been broken by Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

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Ovechkin became the team's captain in 2010. The Great 8 and the Caps won the Southeast Division and are the East's No. 3 seed. (Alex Brandon/AP)
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Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins

Chara has been with the Bruins for seven seasons and its captain for six years. The NHL's tallest player is among the league's best defensemen and arguable has its hardest shot. (Winslow Townson/AP)